Posted by Daniel Gleeson on thirteenth September 2024
Hexagon has introduced the worldwide launch of its AI-powered 3D blast motion answer, Hexagon Blast Motion Intelligence (BMI), on the identical time highlighting a real-world utility of BMI at Centerra Gold’s Mt.Milligan copper-gold mine, in Canada.
In partnership with Increase Applied sciences and thru integration of an AI-driven blast motion engine, Hexagon BMI is billed as boosting blasting effectivity and offering excessive visibility into ore dilution for knowledgeable ore and waste delineation post-blast. This results in the secure manufacturing of an correct block mannequin of the muckpile and, finally, an uplift in yield.
The power to generate a Muckpile Block Mannequin™ – a post-blast illustration of the grade management block mannequin – is a distinguishing characteristic of BMI. Paired with Hexagon Blast Motion Displays, the AI might be validated and improved because the engine helps to soundly and quickly produce the Muckpile Block Mannequin. Importantly, the mannequin is produced with out personnel having to stroll on the muckpile to put or retrieve the displays.
What additionally makes BMI distinctive is its integration with Hexagon’s MinePlan Block Mannequin Supervisor, a data-integrity answer constructed for collaboration and knowledge sharing throughout totally different roles and mining phases, eliminating errors and undue complexity within the block modelling course of. By centralising knowledge and utilizing server-based options like block mannequin administration, model management and alter notifications, Block Mannequin Supervisor ensures the integrity and auditability of information, in keeping with Hexagon. Its utility programming interface improves the entry, reuse and integration of that knowledge with different techniques to reinforce mining operations.
“Our Blast Motion Intelligence answer has confirmed profoundly helpful for optimising downstream processes,” James Dampney, Vice President Useful resource Optimisation and Materials Motion at Hexagon, says. “It may well rapidly interpret complicated knowledge, study from that knowledge and estimate actions based mostly on that knowledge, getting smarter with every blast in order that the mannequin is machine-precise, bettering the 1000’s of choices that cascade from useful resource modelling and ore delineation.”
BMI not solely permits mines to rapidly, safely and confidently outline with a excessive degree of precision the routing of the revenue-producing materials but in addition empowers them to preserve power all through the remainder of comminution, finally bettering ore restoration and yielding a greater backside line, Hexagon says.
Armed with the extra insights from MinePlan Block Mannequin Supervisor, Hexagon’s BMI serves as a data-rich, high-fidelity blast motion answer that may positively affect each stage of the downstream mining course of. Its world market availability marks a pivotal growth in meshing security and effectivity within the business, the corporate concluded.
Centerra Gold Senior Mine Geologist, Alexis Eapen, will probably be interviewed onstage within the Hexagon sales space at MINExpo 2024 on September 25 about how BMI has supported enhancements within the drill and blast workflow at Mt. Milligan.
